Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-27
BRIDGEPORT.
Death of Venerable landmarks.

On Wednesday night last Joseph McCon-
naughey, father of Capt. Burget, James, Mar
tin and Milton McConnaughey, died at his
home, after long period of invalidism. AL
ways of industrious habits, he contracted a
severe cold early in the winter, and though
Essentially tree from all danger from this
source, new complications supervened which,
with the infrmities incident to his advanced
years, at last caused the golden cord to be
| loosened. Mr.. McCOnnaughev was perhaps
our oldest citizen, being Sc years old. His
life is the history of Bridgeport, and was al
ways characterized by industry, public spirit
| taking an active part in all that was calculated
to enhance the material interests of the town.
or advance the spiritual welfare of its people
dis life, indeed, was busy and useful one. L.
whatever sphere be was called to act, whether
for church or state, he was always an efficient
and willing worker. He has ALWAYS taken a
lively interest in the cause of religion, and was
intimately Unidentified with the Methodist
church, of which he was long member-dur-
ing the entire history of the u. E. church from
its infancy in Bridgeport up till his death. A
good man has fallen-gone IT, his reward be-
yoDd the shining river, where is JOY and peace,
and blessed Immortality. He was buried at
the Bridgeport cemetery on Saturday at pm,
his four sons acting as pail ll-besrers, Revs
Winters and Work officiating.
A mother in Israel gone. Mrs. Mary Scott,
relict of Noah Scott, deceased, and mother OF
Samson Scott, died very suddenly at her home
at ScOtt's, or Soaptown as it is Familiarity
called, on Sabbath night last at 10 o'clock,
aged ~ years. Mrs. Scott had been manifest
ing evidences of declining health for time,
which, added to a severe injury from fall she
sustained this winter. rendered her steps like
her general health, uncertain and feeble She
lived with her son Samson. Some little while
ago, little Noah, an only grandson, and name
sake of his grand father, died suddenly of Dip
iberia. The old grand-mother's heart-strings
we're entwined about the darling little fellow,
and when he died the old doting grand mother
was Frustrated with sorrow Soon evidences of
serious heart affection showed themselves, fol-
lowed quickly by paralysis and death-and
good old Mother Scott, beloved and venerated
by all, was with those that had gone before. 1t
is but voicing the sentiment of all who knew
her, to say her whole life was one character
lied by supreme love for the good, the true,
and the just. In all the relations of life, as
wife, mother, neighbor and friend. hers was a
noble example of all that was lovable and
kind, whilst above all shown out conspicuously
her Christian character, worthy of all imita-
ton. Free from pain and anxiety, she dwells
with ''the loved ones" gone before in perfect
bliss, and will go no more out forevermoSe
She was buried at 2 O'Clock on Tuesday at
Scott's.
Chuck Rhodes, of Etnaville, chucked his
wife severely on the ribs, and refused to be
arrested therefor by the marshal, of Martins
Ferry, opposing the civil authority with a
double-barrelled shotgun; whereupon Odell
Meister and Joe McConnehey "went for that
heathen Chinee," and lodged him in the Bridge
port lookup.